Self-draining oil can



Dec. 16, 1930. 5, NORD 1,785,388

SELF DRAINING OIL CAN Filed Oct. 25, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec; 16, 1 930 1 j fullr contents ofthe-c ah, which, III-"511911121- ea- 11;:

amount to five gallons. lnfpouiing' the oil IO-inthe uguiil way, I have ascertained by.eX'-- perimentsthat ab-residue of ztpprexi'mateljr one pint of oil will remain in thEf CH IIiQWiIig to the ivis cou s' preperties pf the substance poured. 1 f k x The objects of mg invention, "generally V statedfare, to proyi sah oilceui standard in size and general construction, but equipped "with ZLIIQQXtGIlSiOIl tolits body po rtion, d'is* p0'sed1 adjacent the neck 0f the can, [which permits the 'can to be invertedand fsai dfllfes idue t0=drain1 into the. hollow and detachable top rcommen to' such ea s,-Withe1 1tseepage" of oil from the can, and thereby .pra-ctially eliminating thelossaofsaid residue t0' pro VidQIDQELIlS whereby any oilremari ning inj the t top, after the 'residtieis recovered therefrom, l may drain'back into-the body ,bf the can,

thus keeping the tOp free fromt dr'ained. oil;

n30 mentalities tained. .e Infthe aecqmpanying drawing '1 sectionized and blfokeflaway to illust r'zttethe c0nstructi0nmore 'clearly;'

s hdwing" the Fig. 4, ayertiga lflsection of the up'per p ET EDi *i *T T d' ea'n'fcom vpaland, to provide simple but efiectivejinstru-Q r tw l n V he r sults] Fig. 2, a sectional VleW' of thedetzichablej top, neck and portioniof jean body-inverted,

device and oil asill ained' inte h 'ethejnechthejfree edge'efitsibody'pertionis ilt q-fiicentactfwithIthe porti'bn -7 ,the;*eutei-:.-

set- W W SfiI LeG usu zilly; corrugated in different Ways; to add styength-to thestyucture', 51311 1 1f desirel,this i de im yz ithip t w e pp ie t i ihesten aid? l a' iia 'e-i The 'dis i r joint; prevent seepage Bf 1:

he topyis "inverted; when theireei dile of 611 ma e-111 e I e0i1 has 7 V been-pm'n ed'fromtheJcan th'e can,.-ineliidirig MOP v ewip eisph in 'Ill dfl v t e enema.wil minzinto @1 0p; :r-

emevin thestpp fiom the i vertedieanffor g; Y recovering the. draiiiejd'joil th reim thepp r 2 top, to hold it securely inplace, when the coni When the canis returned to an upright posi the WP end cki i h lf din e .5 2 .ment,-;a1 1d directing-the same intosaidtop,

and afii'ording, whenthecanis upright", a cir- V l tainer, obviously, maybe lifted therefrom.

tion and the top replaced, any'residue of oil remainingin the top, after the drained oil is :for diye rtingdrainings of oil .frornthe body portionaway the joint formed between curnferentiallchannel lOC fltQd: between the ex entially of the neck,f or receiving and draining oil from the top into the container.

1 '3. In ais'elf -draining oil can havinga container', a neck and a top telescopically engaged within the neck, an integral and 'apertured tensionand; the neckfor draining i 1 fro the" top inw thebodyportim I l .12.: In a self-draining oil can-haying a con} ,1 V tainer surmounted by aflared portion, azneck ifor' the portion and a top telescopically en:

g a w e'the c r in e a 9 12- I .1 longation of'theportiondefiningwhen the.

canis; reversed, a -hollow.,"inverted"andtrim 7 i i cated coneadapted wa m oil from the .con- 3 taineriilto'the'top and to preyent oilseepi'n'gb tweenthe t pneck during" thefdraina e, bl i m n when the can is upri ht, v u v a lp ltt ed hannel, extending :circumferf f 1 5 poured out of it, maythen drain into the conprolongationof the container, defining, when tainen, y ,1 p the'canis'reversed, a hollow,jinverted and M The nodified formotthedeVice is partruncatedjconeopeningintothe neck, adapt V ticularly designed to inake thisinvention coned to divert "drainin'gs of oil' from the con- 'veniently applicable to oil-cans of "the ordi-= .taine'r'away from the jjoint; produced by the nary type and, which have heenalre'adycom; engagement oi theg-top with the neck, and to structed. In'FigrVLfQO denotes :a portion in direct said drainings into the top.

r the form of a truncated; cone, which" con- 4C1In a self-draining oil can having abod stitutes a part ofthe container, and is of comportion, a neck surmounting the body poi"- 15 mon constructionTocOnVert a'can of. this tionandratopslidably,engaged within'the type in se fr rainingoh y n i ac 0. i Ql e i l o t y p t s ance with thisinventionyl providea flared fining, when the can is re ersed; a hollow, collar 21,1which'is spliti'as at 22, andearri' g inverted nd truncated cone communicating a plurality ofopenings which act as-drain with the neck, adapted, to diyert drainingsof 20 age ports; Jlhe'split ,pe'rn iits V-thev collar .to oilj froinlthe body po rtion '.away'.from the, I a be: contracted "so-Lthatyit my be inserted: jointpr'odu'ced theengagement of'theto-p through the neck oft'he can; and placed; in with tlie neck--and to directfs'aididrainings the .;positionfshown in Fig. 'tand then solinto the top. f f t dered, or secured inany suitable inanner, to 1 SWANE. NORD, 5 the portion 201 When thu si secured in place, I if' .5

. it andthe'ports occupy identically the saine l positions in'rel'ation to'thel neck and top was heretofore describedrelative tothe prolonged H andfapertured portionf7,"and'function in the O flm Y-i. k I i 1 Forms which the invention may assume hayeib een exeniplifiedfin the description and Q drawing byway'of examples,"but'it will'be obviousto those skilledin'th e artthat changes 35inandmodifications o f the'constriictiondeo scribed maybe made lwithout departjingv froin I the} spirit army inventionprfsacrificingits p I h advantaged-hence I ask" that I be Inot conf iingiliothe specificfstructures set forthriq; V v a cla m-=5 1 r 4 7 i V 1'. A self-draining ,oil' can,.compr ising a o body-portiomflaneck, ato'prslidably engaged v within vthe ne 'ckfan apertured ex ension to c vthe bodyportion projectedintothe'neck,pro a I v '45 iding, when the can is}inverted,afnijember ,5110 

